Meltan
Steel
Best attacking moveset: Thunder Shock and Flash Cannon, worth 6.7 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Meltan can learn 2 combinations. Thunder Shock with Flash Cannon does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder Shock | Electric | 4 | 0.5s | +7 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Cannon | Steel | 100 | 2.5s | -100 |
| Thunderbolt | Electric | 80 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Meltan has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,207 at level 50, 1,068 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 610 CP at level 20, or 762 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 564 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 118 attack · 99 defense · 130 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 100,000 Stardust and 100 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 20 km per Candy |
| Size | 0.2 m and 8 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Meltan does not have one best moveset, it has 2. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Rock, Ice, Fairy.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Rock | Thunder Shock + Flash Cannon | 8.9 |
| Ice | Thunder Shock + Flash Cannon | 8.9 |
| Fairy | Thunder Shock + Flash Cannon | 8.9 |
| Thunder Shock + Thunderbolt | 8.6 | |
| Water | Thunder Shock + Thunderbolt | 8.6 |
| Normal | Thunder Shock + Flash Cannon | 6.7 |
| Fighting | Thunder Shock + Flash Cannon | 6.7 |
| Poison | Thunder Shock + Flash Cannon | 6.7 |
| Bug | Thunder Shock + Flash Cannon | 6.7 |
| Ghost | Thunder Shock + Flash Cannon | 6.7 |
| Psychic | Thunder Shock + Flash Cannon | 6.7 |
| Dark | Thunder Shock + Flash Cannon | 6.7 |
| Steel | Thunder Shock + Thunderbolt | 6.3 |
| Fire | Thunder Shock + Thunderbolt | 6.3 |
| Ground | Thunder Shock + Flash Cannon | 5.2 |
| Grass | Thunder Shock + Flash Cannon | 5.2 |
| Dragon | Thunder Shock + Flash Cannon | 5.2 |
| Electric | Thunder Shock + Flash Cannon | 3.8 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Meltan is actually for.
Counters: what beats Meltan
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 63.8 |
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 54.1 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 53.0 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 49.5 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 49.3 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 49.0 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 48.5 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 47.9 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 47.3 |
 Darmanitan | Fire | Fire Fang + Overheat | 47.2 |
Ranked by damage per second against Meltan's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.